It is a busy day in NHL waiver land, with 36 different players putting in appearances. Given how close we are to the league’s Tuesday roster finalization deadline, most of these players are either final cuts or the closest thing to them, so there’s quality out there, too.

Let’s get into it.

Curtis McKenzie, LW, Stars

McKenzie finally jumped to the NHL full-time last season, but a crowded depth chart in Dallas means he doesn’t get to stay there with the Stars. He’s a perfectly respectable fourth-line player, though: he’s physical, he kills penalties, he chips in offensively and last season he was part of a line that did pretty well both by shot and goal metrics. At 26, he’s in the prime of his career, and his $700,000 cap hit is easily digestible.

There’s no high-level upside here, but I can guarantee that worse players will hold down NHL depth jobs this season.